Cuspidor.



.PATENTED JULY 23, 1907.

N. N. CHERRY.

GUSPIDOR.

APPLICATION FILED 00T.B.1906.

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PATENTED JULY 23, 1907.

N.- N. CHERRY. GUSPIDOR.

APPLICATION FILED 0018. 1 906 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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GUSPIDOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 23, 1907.

Application filed October 8, 1906. Serial No. 337,866.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NORMAN N. CHERRY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Springfield, in the county of Clark and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Cuspidors, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being bad therein to theaccompanying drawings.

This invention relates to cuspidors, and more particularly to that typeof cuspidors which are arranged lon gitudinally of a bar or in similarposition, and the object of the invention is to provide such a cuspidorwhich can be easily flushed and thoroughly cleaned, which will notbecome clogged with cigar stubs or other refuse, and which will beeasily moved to permit access to the floor on all sides thereof.

With these objects in view the invention consists in the constructionhereinafter to be described, and then more particularly pointed out inthe claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a barwith my cuspidor attached thereto; Fig. 2 is an end elevation of mydevice attached to the bar; Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the same; Fig.4 is a transverse section thereof; and Fig. 5 is a detail view of one ofthe supporting members.

In these drawings, I have shown my device in the preferred embodimentthereof, in which the cuspidor proper is indicated by the referencenumeral 1 and comprises an upper or trough portion 2, having downwardlyconverging sides 3, terminating at their lower edges in a passageway 4,extending longitudinally of the trough portion, preferably for the fulllength thereof.

Connected to the trough portion 2, by means of the passageway 4, is alower or drain portion 5, which is preferably tubular in form and ofgreater diameter than the passageway 4. This drain portion extendsbeneath the trough portion and parallel thereto throughout its lengthand is provided along its upper surface with an opening 6 connectingwith the passageway 4, and at one end thereof with an outlet passage 19,adapted when in its normal position to register with the drain pipe 20which is fixed in the floor. The upper edges of the side members 3 ofthe upper portion 2 are rolled to form tubular passages 7, having anopening 8 adjacent to the inner faces of the side members 3. Withinthese tubular passages are mounted water pipes 9 and 10 extendingthroughout the length of the trough portion of the cuspidor andconnected with a source of water supply by the pipe 11. In theconstruction herein shown, which is the one that I prefer, the pipes 9and 10 are closed at one end and at the opposite end are connected by across pipe 12, and the pipe 10 is connected with the supply pipe 11. Thepipe 10 preferably extends beyond the ends of the tubular passage 7 andis mounted in bearings 13 which are preferably formed of a boltextending through the side of the bar, and having an eye at the outerend thereof which engages the projecting ends of the pipe 10. This con-I nection permits the cuspidor to be swung about the longitudinal axisof the pipe 10, which is connected to the supply pipe 11 by a swivelcoupling, thereby raising the lower portion of the same and permittingready access to the floor beneath and behind the cuspidor. Connected tothe cross pipe 12 and extending downwardly is a branch pipe 14 providedwith a valve 15 and extending at its lower end into the drain portion 5of the cuspidor and affording means for flushing this part of the deviceindependently of the upper portion and of the flush pipes 9 and 10. Theends of the trough portion are, of course, closed by suitable plates,and, in my preferred construction, I form these end plates with adownwardly projecting part or leg 16, which rests upon the floor andsupports the trough in its proper position relatively thereto, and Ialso provide the same with a forwardly extending portion 17 which isadapted to support the foot rail 18 which also serves as a handle forswinging the cuspidor about its pivotal support. While I have shown anddescribed these parts 16 and 17 as formed integral with the end plate,they may,

of course, be made in any suitable manner and may be disposed atsuitable intervals along the side thereof.

In order that the device may properly drain, the same may be mountedwith any desired inclination so long as the discharge end thereof is notraised above the level of the opposite end. In the drawings the deviceis shown in a substantially horizontal position, thereby allowing asmall quantity of water to cover the bottom of the drain portionthereof. The desired inclination may be secured in any suitable manner.

I wish it to be understood that I do not desire to be limited to theexact details of construction shown and described, for obviousmodifications will occur to a person skilled in the art.

Having thus fully described my invention, What I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A device of the character described, comprising an upper or troughportion, and a lower or drain portion ex- Lending longitudinallythereof, and a passageway of less diameter than said drain portionextending longitudinally thereof and connecting the same with saidtrough portion, substantially as described.

2. A device of the character described, comprising a trough portionhaving downwardly converging side members and a longitudinal openingextending throughout the length of said side members at the lower edgesthereof, a. tubular drain portion extending parallel with said troughportion and having a longitudinal opening in the upper surface thereof,said opening being connected with the opening in said trough portion,substantially as described.

3. A device of the character described, comprising a trough portion, aflush pipe secured along the upper edge thereof, and means for pivotallysupporting said device to allow the same to have a rotary movement abouta horizontal axis, substantially as described.

4. A device of the character described, comprising a. trough portionhaving downwardly converging side mem bers, a flush pipe secured alongthe upper edge of one of these members and extending beyond the endsthereof, and bearings secured to a suitable support and adapted toengage the projecting ends of said pipe and allow the same to move aboutits longitudinal axis, substantially as described.

5. A device of the character described comprising a trough portionhaving downwardly converging sides, a drain portion extending parallelthereto and in open communication therewith, end plates closing the endsof said t1'ougl1.and drain portions, flush pipes mounted along the upperedges of said side members, an inlet pipe connected to said flush pipes,a branch pipe connected to said inlet pipe and extending through one ofsaid end plates into said drain portion, and a valve for controllingsaid branch pipe, substantially as described.

6. In a device of the character described, the combination, with atrough, flush pipes mounted therein, and means connected to one side ofsaid trough for pivotally supporting the same, of end plates adapted toclose the ends of said trough, each having a downwardly extending legformed integral therewith on the side opposite said pivotal support andadapted to support said trough in a horizontal position, and an upwardlyextending arm formed integral therewith, and a foot rail carried by saidarms, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

NORMAN N. CHERRY.

Witnesses EDWARD 1. REED, HARRIET L. HAMMAKER.

